12 Tips for Menopause-Friendly Holidays – TIP #1 KEEP IT SIMPLE
Who do you want to be this holiday season? A calm woman who’s looking for a holiday that’s meaningful and enjoyable? Or a frazzled, overwhelmed b*@%h who’s at the end of her rope and just wants the holidays over with so you can rest? For a more enjoyable holiday season, remember to keep it simple.
Think you can’t choose because it’s the same story every year? Think again! This is 2020, no ordinary year, so the holidays will be different as well. But they don’t have to be worse.
This year we are being asked to celebrate with our household only. It may just be the year to assess your holiday traditions. How have they made you feel, exhausted or satisfied?
As we’ve been hearing that 2020 made us “pause”. As if you needed another “pause” in your life ;)!
Assess how you’re feeling (is menopause making you exhausted, overwhelmed, on edge, angry, drained, etc.?) and adjust your holiday plans to help you feel better and not to put more pressure on yourself and your health.
The gap between reality and perfection is satisfaction!
Do you really need three sets of lights on the staircase? And to decorate the house and the yard with a million Christmas decorations? Do you need to bake three different recipes of cookies to share? Would the family be satisfied with just one side dish versus three?
If you have a family, let them know what you have in mind for this year’s holidays so you don’t get pushback by unexpectedly changing traditions. “Manage expectations”, as people sometimes say. And keep it simple!
Teresa Isabel Dias is a pharmacist and Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP) who provides education and support on symptom management for women at work and at home so they’ll feel like themselves again and enjoy a vibrant and productive life.
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